B62D 3/00
Steering gears
Official title: Steering gears (power assisted or power driven B62D5/00; steering linkages B62D7/00; for non-deflectable wheels B62D11/00; gearing in general F16H)
B62D3/00 (Steering gears) appears on 1,334 US grants and 1,366 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B62D- Granted patents
- 1,334
- Published applications
- 1,366
- Assignees
- 354
- Inventors
- 2,454
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 6 |
| 2002 | 29 | 24 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 |
| 2004 | 17 | 23 |
| 2005 | 13 | 28 |
| 2006 | 9 | 24 |
| 2007 | 14 | 38 |
| 2008 | 19 | 35 |
| 2009 | 10 | 25 |
| 2010 | 32 | 26 |
| 2011 | 25 | 27 |
| 2012 | 26 | 32 |
| 2013 | 25 | 37 |
| 2014 | 39 | 67 |
| 2015 | 49 | 71 |
| 2016 | 58 | 87 |
| 2017 | 73 | 107 |
| 2018 | 84 | 94 |
| 2019 | 74 | 84 |
| 2020 | 72 | 114 |
| 2021 | 82 | 85 |
| 2022 | 74 | 92 |
| 2023 | 73 | 74 |
| 2024 | 84 | 53 |
| 2025 | 59 | 46 |
| 2026 | 45 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-energy-storage wheel corner module integrating omni-directional redundant steering and energy regenerative suspension6 Oct 2026US 12,752,833 B2Jilin University
- Steering gears with electric steering assist systems and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,835 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle systems and methods for automated mitigation of rough road conditions22 Sep 2026US 12,741,643 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Device for pressing a rack against a pinion, steering device having such a device, and method for producing such a device and/or steering device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,489 B2ZF Automotive Germany GmbH
- Steering bellows15 Sep 2026US 12,736,091 B2Trelleborg Carquefou
- Device for Limiting Rotation of a Vehicle Steering Shaft1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296523 A1Willi Elbe Gelenkwellen GmbH & Co. KG
- Steering apparatus for vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274331 A1Hl Mando Corporation
- Ball screw device and steering device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249898 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Modular electric power steering unit with bevel input for flexible packaging in commercial vehicles with linear steering gear27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249900 A1ZF CV Systems Global GmbH
- Linear damper and steering device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249907 A1Somic Management Holdings Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Steering systems119US 4,225,148 AAktiebolaget Svenska Kullagerfabriken · 1980
- Vehicle steering system111US 8,201,656 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2012
- Electro-hydraulic power steering system98US 6,298,941 B12001
- Side-by-side vehicle72US 10,369,861 B2Polaris Industries Inc. · 2019
- Lever steering system63US 5,653,304 AUniversity of Arkansas, N.A. · 1997